Hong Kong -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Their faces stare from old photos , their voices silent since Super Typhoon Haiyan swept through Tacloban in the Philippines on Friday .

At first Daisy Nemeth was n't worried . Her family was close , they kept in touch . Soon , no doubt , she 'd hear from her home in Hong Kong that all were safe .

But three days later , that call has n't come .

Around 30 family members are missing .

`` It 's my uncle , my mom 's brother is missing . All his children , his wife , everyone . My cousin is missing with her six children , they range in age from 9 to 19 . Then I have many , many other missing cousins . But these are the ones we 're the closest with -- and they 're nowhere to be found , '' Nemeth said .

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She 'd be there in a heartbeat to look for them herself , she said , but at six months ' pregnant and a mother to twin toddlers , there 's no way she can go , even if she could find a way in .

Instead , her family , some of whom are based in Denmark , has been trying to hire someone to go to Tacloban to search for them , but no one seems to want to go .

`` If no one can or is even willing to do it , I ca n't even begin to imagine the situation there , '' she said .

`` In the Philippines you can buy anything and anyone . I hate to say it but that 's the truth . So if we ca n't even pay someone to go in and look for them ... '' Nemeth said , her voice trailing off .

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Nemeth 's uncle , Rogelio Tan , is 68 years old and suffers from a severe learning disability . She 's concerned for his safety if he 's left to fend for himself .

She says her uncle does n't always make the most sensible decisions , and fears what could happen `` if he does n't have his children with him to make good decisions for him . ''

Nemeth is checking Facebook pages where lists have been posted of survivors found in medical centers , and others are posting photos of lost family members in the hope that someone 's seen them .

One of the largest is `` Tacloban -LRB- and nearby Waray Towns -RRB- Yolanda Update '' where more than 17,000 users are swapping messages in a mixture of English and the local language , Tagalog .

Among the pleas for help are stories of survival .

`` THANK YOU LORD JESUS CHRIST ... just got a call from our mother and they are all complete and safe ... they survived by drinking only water in our deep wheel without foods in 4 days ... they walked 6 hours to reach the Tacloban City Hall just to be able to contact us . . they are now going to the airport to take the C130 to Cebu with my relatives , '' writes William Sherwin Ay-Ay .

Nemeth is hoping for a similar tale of survival but so far has seen nothing that has offered anything beyond graver fears that her family has disappeared without a trace .

`` I 've seen all the pictures and I 'm scouring the pictures but I ca n't even recognize the neighborhoods , '' she said . `` According to some Facebook groups , the area my uncle was in , it is n't even there any more . ''

And so the family 's search goes on .

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Three days after Typhoon Haiyan , families fear for silent loved ones

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Around 30 members of Daisy Nemeth 's extended family are missing

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Family 's trying to hire someone to go to Tacloban to find them

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Her 68-year-old uncle is missing , with children , wife , grandchildren , cousins